Exploring the new ecological paradigm scale for gauging children's environmental attitudes in China

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-120

  Wu, Lingqiong ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

children; China; environmental attitudes; environmental education; environmental worldview; revised New Ecological Paradigm Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856044591     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958964.2011.616554     Document Type: Article

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